Question

Select all of the statements that are true of parenthetical citation.

A) A parenthetical citation is very short and is contained within the text.
B) A parenthetical citation includes the author and the title of the work cited.
C) A parenthetical citation gives the author's last name and a page reference for the source material.
D) A parenthetical citation is always in parentheses.
E) Every source used for an assignment must be documented with a parenthetical citation.
F) Only direct quotations need to be documented with a parenthetical citation.
G) A comma is not needed between the author's last name and the page reference.
H) The abbreviation for page is used in a parenthetical citation.

Answer 1

The correct answers here are A) A parenthetical citation is very short and is contained within the text, C) A parenthetical citation gives the author's last name and a page reference for the source material, D) A parenthetical citation is always in parentheses, and G) A comma is not needed between the author's last name and the page reference.